"Blessed are the Peacemakers" is a synopsis by chapters of the lives
of early day sheriffs and law officers in central Montana. These brave
and daring citizens were the first to establish law and order on the
frontier of Montana as a Territory and...

Souvenir program of Augustus Thomas’ Greatest Play “The Burglar” as portrayed by David Allen Martin supported by Lewistown’s Cleverest Players under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias, Judith Lodge No. 30, Tuesday April 28, Lewistown,...

A handbook of general information and a topical outline of the courses of study for the use of teachers, pupils and patrons. Lists of the trustees, teachers, and pupils for the school year 1904-05. There is also a list of the graduates for the...

The story of 59 Central Montana communities. Ken and Scottie Byerly inteviewed more than 100 people in their travels through Montana. These stories ran weekly in the Lewistown News-Argus from July 8, 1973 to August 28, 1974.

In this interview, Lewistown resident, Helen Chandler discusses her memories and experiences as a student, and later as a teacher, in the Lewistown Public Schools. She also mentions local residents and customs, and general history of Lewistown....

The Citizens' Military Training Camps are conducted by the War Department under the National Defense Act. The objects of these camps are to bring together young men of high types from all sections of the country to develop closer national and...

Charles Cooley was born on 10 May 1894 in Laurin, Mont., the son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Cooley. His father was from Ohio, and his mother's parents came to Virginia City, Montana Territory, looking for gold. Charles Cooley's great-grandfather was...

On August 21, 1989, John R. Foster contracted with the Lewistown Historic Preservation Office to do a Cultural Resource Inventory on the historic ghost town of Kendall, MT. Included in the contractual obligation was the specific task of completing...

This booklet was written as a supplement to the book “Heritage Book of the Original Fergus County Area.” It is the story about the Catholic sisters who came to Lewistown to establish a school and St. Joseph's Hospital.

In this interview, Lewistown resident, Elise DeMers discusses her memories and experiences as a student, and later as a teacher, in the Lewistown Public Schools. She also mentions local residents and customs, and general history of Lewistown....

Fallen Branches on Montana Soil is a compilation of stories of the lives of peculiar yet well-known characters who lived in Montana in the 1880-1890s period. These men were fiercely independent living on the edge of what were the norms of society....

A pocket companion for memorandums notebook. Fergus Literary Club notes. Notes mention that club was instituted on Sunday, September 13, 1885. Some of the originators of the club: Rudolph Von Tobel, D. Meagher, G. Stafford plus others....

This article is an enlargement of a talk given to the Montana State Librarians' annual convention in Lewistown, Montana, October 10, 1927. Describes the early history of the Judith Basin area from the early Indian tribes through the early white...

This book of Forest Grove and the area bordering is dedicated to the early pioneers, who settled in the early 1880's and to those who stayed, and others who came to develop this area into a productive farming and ranching community.

An evaluation of the availablity of oil in the Evereson Area. The Ever’s dome is located in the Judith Basin. Denton, Montana is the nearest railroad point to the Everson area. The Ever’s dome is located 30 miles northeast of Denton, Montana. The...

In this interview, Lewistown resident, Fern Guthrie discusses his memories and experiences working as a janitor for the Lewistown Public Schools from 1922 to 1957 and as a school bus driver from 1934-1964. He emphasizes Superintendent C. G....

Topics include her childhood health care in Fergus County; her training with the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps in Seattle; her work as a nurse in San Diego during the late 1940s; her relocation to Lewistown in 1952; her experiences as an obstetrics and...

History of the Warm Spring Creek area and its importance to the development of the power plant buildt to supply water to the Kendall gold mine. Part of the article about the power plant is based on an article by Glen C. Morton called "Power plant...

Textbook history of the Lewistown and Fergus County area. Includes a description of the government, mining, religions, manufacturing, entertainment, disasters of the area, ethnic goups, retailing and wholesaling, clubs, architecture of the local...

In this interview, Lewistown residents Ola Mae and Frank Hogeland discuss their memories and experiences with the Lewistown public schools, including Ola Mae's involvement in the Highland Park School Parent Teachers Association. They also mention...

Ola Mae was a member of the Highland Park P.T.A. 1928-1936; 1945-1951. In this interview Lewistown resident Ola Mae Hogeland discusses her memories and experiences with the Lewistown public schools, including her involvement in the Highland Park...

Homeworkers’ Society of the First Presbyterian Church present the comedy “The Boomerang” by Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes. Junior Hi Auditorium. February 2, 1928. Brochure includes advertisements for local businesses.

Authentic illustrated history of the Pioneers of Ubet, Garneill, Straw and Buffalo in the State of Montana at the end of the nineteeenth century and the outset of the twentieth century as related by the Pioneers and by their descendents.

Fergus, James; Freethinkers; Cattle Industry; Military on the Frontier;

A profile of the "Freethinking Founding Father of Fergus County". Foreward by Anna Zellick. John Foster brings together all the major frontier enterprises-cattle, mining, military, and the Indians showing James Fergus' role in each.

A 16-page folded pamphlet describing the Lewistown and Fergus County area. It has photographs of some homes, churches, ranches, and crops. It also explains the climate of the area. Inside of the pamphlet is a map of Montana emphasizing the Judith...

A 10-page newspaper published by the Junior High School, Lewistown, Montana. Includes sports, activities, poems, class prophecy, clubs, music, student council officers, and autographs of students. Vol V. Number 6 June 1929.

In this interview, Lewistown resident Marjorie King discusses her memories and experiences as a student of the Lewistown and Maiden Public Schools, and as a member of the Montana State Board of Education and Board of Regents. She also discusses...

A play bill for the play, "Kempy" produced by special arrangement with Samuel French of New York City. A comedy in three acts by J.C. Nugent and Elliott Nugent under the direction of Walter C. Lehman. This play was held at the Fergus High School...

Lewistown Chapter Order of DeMolay presents a singing and speaking version of the opera “Hansel and Gretel” by E. Humperdinck together with a Chinese Pantomime “The Willow Pattern Plate” scenario by C.D. Gilbert—Music By Charles P. Scott. October...

Lone Wolf in the Promised Land is an in depth account of the tragic murders of five immigrants passing through the Judith Basin in June of 1889. Edward and Lucina Crowell Biggs, Joseph and Sarah Joliff Kurtz, and six year Ida Schauss were the...

Gold was first found in Central Montana in Yogo creek in the early '70's to be followed later by discovery of placer gold in the Judith and North. Moccasin mountains. By this time lode mining had started generally over the state and prospectors...

The purpose of the interview with Mrs. Daisy Tuss Monkelin was to reveal and preserve the contributions of the early Jugoslav settlers, one of several ethnic groups that started to come to Central Montana just before the turn of the century. As the...

The Lewistown Historic Resource Survey is a comprehensive inventory of a 41-block area of Lewistown, Montana. The purpose was to identify those buildings, sites or objects within the area that are important from a historic perspective, as well as...

A 26-page booklet of writings by various authors. Contents: Hypnotism, Selection, Are You a Reader?, The Pew vs. The Pulpit, Music, A Hobby Club, Poem, Paragraphs, A Regular Magazine, A Stag Event. Price one dime. This magazine was named The Sketch...

Includes articles on the Fergus High School Alumni, local school events, literary articles, sports and lists of other schools they exchanged booklets with. Published monthly in the school year 1907-1908 for $.05 per copy or $.50 per year.

Includes articles on the Fergus High School Alumni, local school events, literary articles, sports and lists of other schools they exchanged booklets with. Published monthly in the school year 1907-1908 for $.05 per copy or $.50 per year.

Includes articles on the Fergus High School Alumni, local school events, literary articles, sports and lists of other schools they exchanged booklets with. Published monthly in the school year 1907-1908 for $.05 per copy or $.50 per year.

Includes articles on the Fergus High School alumni, local school events, literary articles, sports and lists of other schools they exchanged booklets with. Published monthly in the school year 1907-1908 for $.05 per copy or $.50 per year.

Includes articles on the Fergus High School Alumni, local school events, literary articles, sports and lists of other schools they exchanged booklets with. Published monthly in the school year 1907-1908 for $.05 per copy or $.50 per year.

Includes articles on the Fergus High School Alumni, local school events, literary articles, sports and lists of other schools they exchanged booklets with. Published monthly in the school year 1907-1908 for $.05 per copy or $.50 per year.

Vol.1 Number 1, Lewistown, Montana. Paid for by local Business Advertisers and the High School Alumni.
Includes articles on the Fergus High School Alumni, local school events, literary articles, sports and geological collections. Also lists courses...